In the fullness of time there came One sent from God, the perfect spotless holy Son, to give Himself a ransom for all, the full and complete sacrifice.
"But when the fullness of time came, God sent forth His Son..."
Galatians 4:4
"Who gave Himself as a ransom for all..." 1 Timothy 2:6 "...You were not redeemed with perishable things...but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ. 1 Peter 1:18-19

On that first Easter morning at the empty tomb there came the glorious news!
"HE IS NOT HERE, FOR HE HAS RISEN, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay." Matthew 28:6

He is risen and by our Lord's death and resurrection we, who believe, have been redeemed and reconciled to God by God's grace.

So we sing:
"Only by grace can we enter,
Only by grace can we stand
Not by our human endeavor,
But by the blood of the Lamb.
Into Your presence You call us;
You call us to come.
Into Your presence You draw us,
Now by Your grace we come."

What an astounding privilege it is to enter into the presence of the Living God! The cost is beyond the understanding of the finite mind. We read of the physical suffering that Jesus bore, it is beyond comprehension, but even worse was the spiritual suffering -- taking on all sin to the point of becoming sin itself. I believe it was so terrible a scene that in God's love and mercy He covered it with darkness:
"And it was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour, the sun being obscured; and the veil of the temple was torn in two.
And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, 'Father, into Thy hands I commit My spirit.' And having said this, He breathed His last."
Luke 23:44-46

But, Hallelujah! Read again Matthew 28:6 "HE IS NOT HERE, HE HAS RISEN..."

"Bless be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." 1 Peter 1:3-5

So we say with the Psalmist:
"Praise the Lord, all nations:
Laud Him, all peoples!
For His loving kindness is great toward us, And the truth of the Lord is everlasting, Praise the Lord!" Psalm 117

With great joy we sing:
"All heaven declares the glory of the risen Lord.
Who can compare with the beauty of the Lord.
Forever You will be the Lamb upon the throne.
I'll gladly bow my knee and worship You alone.

I will proclaim the glory of the risen Lord, Who once was slain to reconcile man to God.
Forever You will be the Lamb upon the throne.
I'll gladly bow my knee and worship You alone."

A glorious Easter to all.